Mr. Wayne Stanley:

Part of the reason we are seeing an increase in youth homelessness is as follows. We mentioned in our report that youth homelessness is often hidden because their social network tends to have greater flexibility. It is easier to sleep on somebody's couch if one is a single woman or man. It is easier for one's friends to find space if they are not in the same space as they may be later on in their lives so there is more capacity for people to move in and out of homelessness. In the current crisis, that space is contracting so there is a rapidly increasing urgency to address youth homelessness.